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Anthony Joshua has developed one of the most lucrative purse records in heavyweight boxing, progressing from modest early-career earnings to consistent multi-million-dollar paydays as a global box office attraction. After starting with purses as low as $75,000 in 2014, Joshua’s earnings surged following his world title win and blockbuster bouts against Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, Andy Ruiz Jr, and Oleksandr Usyk.
His two-fight series with Ruiz alone reportedly generated over $120 million combined, while recent crossover and heavyweight events against Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul pushed his earnings back into the $50 million range.
With multiple nine-figure cumulative career purses, Joshua remains one of the highest-paid fighters of the modern era and one of boxing’s biggest commercial stars.
Fight Purse History
| Date | Fight | Fight Purse | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Joshua vs Jake Paul | $50M | ||
| Sep 21, 2024 | Daniel Dubois | $24M | The Sun (Article) | |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Francis NGannou | $50M | IFLTV (UK) | |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Otto Wallin | $15M | Mirror (UK) | |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Robert Helenius | $14M | ||
| Apr 1, 2023 | Jermaine Franklin | $20M | Daily Mail (UK) | |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Oleksandr Usyk II | $44M | The Mirror (UK) | |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Oleksandr Usyk I | $40M | The Mirror (UK) | |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Kubrat Pulev | $23.5M | The Daily Star (Via Forbes) | |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Andy Ruiz Jr II | $32M | Metro (UK) | |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Andy Ruiz Jr I | $88.5M | Daily Mail (UK) | |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Alexander Povetkin | $27M | Telegraph (UK) | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Joseph Parker | $27M | Telegraph (UK) | |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Carlos Takam | $21.5M | Telegraph (UK) | |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Wladimir Klitschko | $20M | Independent (UK) | |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Éric Molina | $3M | Telegraph (UK) | |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Dominic Breazeale | $10M | ||
| Apr 9, 2016 | Charles Martin | $1M | Express (UK) | |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Dillian Whyte | $5M | The Punch (NG) | |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Gary Cornish | $2.5M | The Punch (NG) | |
| May 30, 2015 | Kevin Johnson | $1.5M | ||
| Oct 11, 2014 | Denis Bakhtov | $75,000 |
| Date | Fight | Purse | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Joshua vs Jake Paul | $50M | |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Daniel Dubois | $24M | |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Francis NGannou | $50M | |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Otto Wallin | $15M | |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Robert Helenius | $14M | |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Jermaine Franklin | $20M | |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Oleksandr Usyk II | $44M | |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Oleksandr Usyk I | $40M | |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Kubrat Pulev | $23.5M | |
| Dec 7, 2019 | Andy Ruiz Jr II | $32M | |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Andy Ruiz Jr I | $88.5M | |
| Sep 22, 2018 | Alexander Povetkin | $27M | |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Joseph Parker | $27M | |
| Oct 28, 2017 | Carlos Takam | $21.5M | |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Wladimir Klitschko | $20M | |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Éric Molina | $3M | |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Dominic Breazeale | $10M | |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Charles Martin | $1M | |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Dillian Whyte | $5M | |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Gary Cornish | $2.5M | |
| May 30, 2015 | Kevin Johnson | $1.5M | |
| Oct 11, 2014 | Denis Bakhtov | $75,000 |
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